Loom attachment



. April 24. 1928. 1,567,637

I E. A. PENNOYER LOOM ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 29. 1924 Wu I J W k 4 I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, EDWARD A. rnNNoYEn, or" GREENVILLE, sourncanomin.

LOOM' ATTACHMENT.

Application 111 a August 29, 1924. Serial No. 734,986.

This invention relates to improvements in looms and has for an object the provision of means adapted to be attached'to the heddle frames of a loom harness to take the strain illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings 7 Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation showing a portion of a loom harness with the invention applied.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the attachments removed from the heddle frame and partly broken away. V

Figure 3 is a View at right angles to Flgure 2 with parts shown in section.

Referring to the drawings in detail Wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates the opposite bars of one of the heddle frames of a loom harness, the harness eyes being indicated at 11. The foregoing is of the usual or any preferred type and forms no part of the present invention.

The invention resides in means adapted to be attached to the heddle frame for the purpose of limiting relative outward movement of the bars 10 of said frame. This means consists of rods 12-which are threaded for a portion of their lengths and which have secured upon one end an outwardly extending clamping arm or hook 13. Slidingly mounted upon the rods 12 are sleeves 14 which carry outwardly extending clamping arms or hooks 15 which are movable relative to the arms or hooks 13.

These hooks are adapted to .beeng'aged over the bars 10 and their opposed faces are provided with notches 16 which takeover beads a usually carried by the bars so that the hooks will be held against movement transversely of the bars. The hooks or arms .15 are held in clamping posit-ion upon the bars 10 by means of binding nuts 17, so that the relative positions of the arms or hooks l3 and 15 may be regulated to relieve the eyes 11 of strain. The bars 10 of the heddle I frame are pulled tightly in position against the arms or hooks by the usual loom harness connections.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

- Having described the invention what is claimed is 1 .1. In combination with the heddle frame of a loom, rods extending transversely of, the frame, hooks extending laterally from.

the rod for engagement over bars of the frame, means to connect one of the books with the rod to permit of longitudinal slid-.

ing adjustment of the hook upon the rod to adjust the hooks relative to one another and means to hold the slidable hook against independent outward movement.

2. A heddle frame attachment for looms comprising arod threaded at one end, a hook extending laterally from the opposite end of the rod, a sleeve slidable upon the rod, a hook extending laterally from the sleeve, said hooks having transverse grooves in their opposed faces and a nut threadedly mounted upon the rod to engage the outer end'of the sleeve and adjust-ably limit outward movement of the sleeve carried hook.

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature.

EDWARD A. PENNOYER. 

